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If you have an agreement with MS to distribute unlicensed instances of their software, yes. Otherwise, and very likely the case for you, no you should not.
AFAIK (because MS EULA is so complicated so there might be some special exceptions I could not find) there is no way to offer client Windows remotely. In a Datacenter you can only offer server versions.
What about people who are installing win10 on their own?
If they install it themselves then there is not much you can do, I mean you can obviously suspend them or contact them, but generally you will not get abuse complaints unless you specifically offer Windows to the client, you can offer an ISO but again if good old MS comes to you and says shut that down even if you had no knowledge you are best to contact the client and make them aware that they need to remove the windows install.
Basically don't find a way to get into MS scope, if you offer Windows desktop editions without permission from MS and on the off chance they notice, well you can almost guarantee that they have more legal action.
So basically those are offering is not legal? Even Evaluations?
No, it is not ok. Just offer "custom iso" mount. This means user can load whatever abomination of OS he wants.
To my understanding, "Windows 10 Enterprise LTSC" licences can be used in "rented/cloud" mode.
It's better not offering that, but you can allow your client to upload their own ISOs.
Offering Windows 10/11 for VPS without a license is definitely a tricky issue. Microsoft's licensing policies are pretty strict about this, and you could find yourself in hot water if you go against them.
That said, there are alternative ways to make Windows more accessible without violating any terms. For instance, you might direct users to places where they can obtain their own legitimate keys at a reduced cost. There's a thread on windows 10 product key reddit that offers some insights into this, although you'll need to make sure to vet any third-party sellers thoroughly.
majority in this thread seems has no direct experience with win10/11 offering.
I suggest you to try it out, and if MS after your arse just cry about it in LET. I'm sure others also welcome the drama.
just my $7
I once were using a VPS from a company that I don't see appropriate to name here which actually offered Windows 10 installs but after two month of usage, I (I suppose many others) got a ticket stating that we should backup the data as they have to get rid of Windows boxes.
FYI: Win10 maxes out at 2cores on a VPS so its somewhat limiting. For some reason its limited and you will only see 2 cores task manager >> Performance tab
Direct on Dedi or you are talking about Windows VM with virtualization?
Win10 VPS is limited to 2cores
Where have you got that from? I am running in my own Proxmox server with full 4 cores (laptop has 4 cores 8 threads). AFAIK that was a limitation in windows XP 32 bit, or some other thing so long ago that I forgot :P
Nope, client Windows is not allowed in a DC (albeit could be an exception for LTSC as someone pointed out) regardless if trial, pirated or correctly keyed.
Exactly, I am running with 8 core with proxmox.
@oplink May have tried with any panel such as Virtualizor which does not support Windows properly, especially Win 10/11 Versions
Might be the way the CPU settings kvm settings. Are you using pass through in proxmox?
I always use Host pass through, never tried without that.
Windows 10 VM can only see 2 sockets.
If you are using 1 core per socket and assign 4 cores/sockets, Windows can only see 2 cores/sockets.
Workaround is to assign all cores on single socket.
Sockets, not cores.